A former writer, editor, broadcaster and municipal politician, Terry now volunteers in support of several life-affirming non-profits, including the Talitha Koum Society, Blooms into Rooms and Signal Hill.

"Reason is always a kind of brute force; those who appeal to the head rather than the heart, however pallid and polite, are necessarily men of violence. We speak of 'touching' a man's heart, but we can do nothing to his head but hit it."--G.K. Chesterton

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

E-Town Hall Meeting on Saturday

Staff at City Hall are
in the final stages of preparing for this weekend's E-Town Hall meeting at City
Hall, and have just issued a detailed note reminding Coquitlam residents how
they can participate. Here's the full text, following. I hope to see you there
-- or at least hear from you on Saturday.

E-Town Hall Meeting

Your Views Are Important
To Us

The City of Coquitlam is
hosting its first ever E-Town Hall Meeting!

Setting priorities in
the ever-changing municipal environment presents both opportunities and
challenges - making it more important than ever that we hear from members of
the community regarding the changes taking place in our city.
With this in mind, Mayor and Council invite interested Coquitlam residents to
share their ideas and views and provide input at a Town Hall Meeting to be held
on:Date: Saturday, April 20, 2013Time: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Place: Council Chambers, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford WayHow to Participate
In PersonYou can attend the meeting in person and pose your questions to Council at
a microphone set up in Council Chambers.OnlineWatch the Town Hall meeting online and submit your questions through one of
these online methods. The online webcast of the meeting can be accessed on the
City’s website at coquitlam.ca/webcasts, but the live webcast will not be
accessible until 15 minutes prior to the meeting.Note: Council will be responding to questions on the live webcast, not in
direct response via Twitter, Facebook or Email.

·Email - submit questions
for Council via email (townhall@coquitlam.ca), Council will answer questions
via the web broadcast for those submitting questions online.

·Facebook - Residents can
submit questions via Facebook. A Facebook event will be set up, residents can
register with the event to participate. 15 minutes before the meeting begins,
the wall will open for comments to be submitted. Council will answer these
questions via the web broadcast (not directly on the Facebook page).

·Twitter - Residents can
submit questions via Twitter using a hashtag that will be posted one hour
before the event. Council will answer these questions via the web broadcast
(not directly in response to Twitter postings).

More information on this
new Town Hall Meeting format and guidelines regarding creating a respectful
conversation may be found online at coquitlam.ca/townhall or by contacting the
City Clerks Office at 604-927-3010 or email clerks@coquitlam.ca.